Middle and high school students need more.
Here's what works.
Only 30% of students in 8th grade and 35% of students in 12th grade are reading at a NAEP “proficient” level (NAEP, 2025). These numbers should compel every educator to start making changes now —adolescent literacy can't wait.
Featuring wisdom and practical strategies from top literacy experts in the field, our new eBook provides a clear roadmap for improving adolescent literacy at every tier.
Educators and leaders: this is the guidance you need to help your middle and high school students reach their full potential—and become literate citizens of the 21st century.
What you'll learn:
- Why prevention and intervention are not competing priorities but essential partners
- How every secondary teacher—regardless of subject area—can play a role in continued literacy development and support
- What it takes to build a school-wide literacy support system that ensures every student in grades 6-12 receives what they need
Download the guide and access the three high-impact instructional strategies any content area teacher can implement right away.
“Our disengaged adolescents are not simply ‘unmotivated’ or ‘unsupported’—they have not been taught how to read. When secondary leaders and teachers provide evidence-based core instruction and intervention, 95% or more of students can graduate as readers.”
Jeanne Schopf, M.Ed., NBCT, C-SLDI
Literacy expert, keynote speaker, and guest contributor in The Science of Reading 3.0